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PRESID ENT’ S M ESSAGE
Merrimack Valley Quilting Guild
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 2010-11
President:
Beth Wood
Vice President
Gail D’Arrigo
Secretary:
Carol Sullivan
Treasurer AP:
Ginny Plattt
Treasurer AR:
Lyn Grenier
Celebrating 31 years of encouraging the art of quilting in the Merrimack Valley. MVQ was established in 1980.
To reach any committee,
please address correspon-
dence to
MVQ Guild
PO Box 1435
Haverhill. MA 01831
Newsletter items must be
in to me by the 1st of
each month:
October 2010
President’s Message: .
Volunteers always
needed!
October 21st
Nancy Halpern
―Northern Comfort‖
Happy October to all! I love the cooler autumn weather and its sights,
sounds, and smells. Having hot apple cider, going pumpkin picking, the
rustling of the fallen leaves, and, of course, quilting.
Wasn’t Bonnie McCaffery’s presentation inspiring? I’ve been looking
at silk flower arrangements, wreaths, and garlands in a whole new light. Some
of the wreaths around my house may be missing a flower or leaf in the near
future…and that bag full of tulle that’s been sitting in my closet may actually
be put to use!
We are still in need of a member (or members) to coordinate the making
of our 2011-2012 raffle quilt, as well as some folks to organize the UFO
auction in February. Please feel free to contact me if you are interested in
either of these positions.
Looking forward to seeing you at the October meeting!
Beth
MVQ COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Merrimack Valley Quilting Guild Page 2
Block Exchange
Blog Cathy Harnish, Pat Lucey,
Shirley Reid, Carol Sullivan
Historian Carol Majahad
Hospitality Jeanne Elliott
Library Liason Deb Zukas
Membership Patty Doucette, Joanne Burnes
Monthly Fabric Lottery Marianne Nowacki,
Museum Rep Rosemary Bray
Mystery Quilt Carol Robinson
Mystery Bus Trip Gail Wozniak
Mew member Greeter Cathy Harnish
Newsletter Pat Lucey
Program 10/11 Terry Gelinas, Nancy Dempsey
Program 11/12 Gail Wozniak Mary Jo Ray,
Sue Calderwood, Helen Wey-
mouth, Carol Emerson,
Publicity Angie Cyr
Quilt Show Mary Ginn, Pat Lucey
Raffle Quilt 10/11 Ildi Tary
Raffle Quilt 11/12 Patty Doucette, Joanne Burnes
Storybook Quilts Carol Robinson
Scrapbee Exchange NEEDED
Sunshine Doris Bennett
Ufo Auction Ildi Tary
Vendors Bev Vallee
New England Quilt Museum
18 Shattuck Street
Lowell, MA 01857
Phone: 978-452-4207
www.nequiltmuseum.org
The current exhibit at the quilt museum is:
Contemporary Broderie Perse - The Elegant Revival (July
15, 2010-October 17, 2010)
The upcoming exhibit is African-American Quilts Today : A
Celebration of Motherhood, Sisterhood and the Matriachs
(October 21,2010 - Dec 31, 2010)
Thursdays at the Museum
Brown Bag Lunch 1st Thursdays 12:30 pm-1:30 pm
October 7 Think Pink Quilts and Bras for a Cure
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
November 4 Visit the NE Quilt Museum Booth at the Gath-
ering(no brown bag)
December 2 A Trunk Show by the Volunteers
Book Club 3rd Thursdays 12:30 pm- 1:30 pm
October 15 American Quilts: The Democratic Art 1780-2007
by Robert Shaw
November ? This I Accomplished: Harriet Powers Bible
Quilt and Other Pieces by Kyra Hicks
December 16 The Devil's Cloth : A History of Stripes by
Michel Pastoreau translated by Jody Gladding
Other up coming events :
Barnes and Noble Book Fair - Thursday November 18, 2010
Barnes and Noble Nashua NH
Check the website for upcoming classes and UFO comple-
tion days.
Rosemary
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Time to think about the Quilt Show!
Are you willing to help out?
Members are required to give two
hours during show.
Rev up those sewing machines!
Sharpen that rotary cutter!
Dates:
April 29 and 30th at Timberlane
Co chairs: Mary Ginn & Pat Lucey
“Quilt Show meeting:
October19 Tuesday
Georgetown
Library,
Margaret.”
6:30!
―Count me
in, Lil!”
SUNSHINE LADY!
Please be sure to contact me,
Doris Bennett, if you know
of someone in our guild who
could use some get well wishes, condo-
lences, thinking of you or any other ex-
pressions of care and concern. I’m very
happy to share our prayers and good
wishes to any member in need of them.
Directions to Georgetown Library
Pleasant Street to Library
Rt 97 to Georgetown Rt 133 to Gtown Enter
On side
Lights in town center
QUILT SHOW MEETING OCT 19 Tuesday– GEORGETOWN LIBRARY 6:30
Newsletters by Mail
Available to only those who do not have
access to a computer
The guild is trying to go green
Mailing is work intensive for the editor as
we no longer use a print shop and she prints
them out on her home computer
Cost is $10 for the year [covers stamps and
paper and toner]
Please give 12 mailing stickers and $10 cash
to Pat Lucey
Thanks for your consideration! Pat
Raffle Quilt 2010
Our quilt this year is stunning.
So far it has been quite success-
ful in the sale of raffle tickets.
If there is an event in your town
– ask if you could bring the
quilt and sell some tickets.
28th Annual Quilt Show:
"Homage to Grandmother"
Location: Shelburne Farms
Coach Barn
Harbor Road (off Route 7)
Shelburne, VT 05482
Dates: Saturday, Oct 30, 2010
from 10 to 5
Sunday, Oct. 31, 2010 from
10 to 4
Thanks to Terry Gelinas and Nancy Dempsey for putting this program together!
Month Lecture Workshop
October 21 Nancy Halpern
Northern Comfort
10/23
Japanese Puzzle
Dec 2 Holiday
Celebration
January 20 Journeys:
The stories of three
MVQ Quilters
1/22
Comfort Quilt Sew-in
for ―Women in Transi-
tion‖
February 17 UFO Auction 2/19
TBD
March 17 Demonstrations-
Nine tables of different
techniques
3/19
Quilt Show Favors
April 21 Stephanie Hatch
Antique Quilts
4/21
Jean Kearney
―Star in a star
May 19 Faye Labanaris
The Great Baltimore
Revival
5/21
New England Album
Wreath
June 16 Karen Eckmeier
Happy and Accidental
Landscapes
6/17 Accidental Land-
scapes/Seascapes
6/18 Let’s Make Waves
Free Advertizing We have many talented business people in our guild and shops that we frequent.
We are starting free advertizing for these businesses online as soon as we develop the information.
Please give Pat Lucey any information that might be relevant.
Jeanne Elliott [email protected]
Beginning Tole Painting
Beginning quilting
Professional quilting of your quilts!
The Bead Lady Vendor
from Plaistow invites
all members to sign up
for her monthly
newsletter:
Go to her website:
http://
www.miafelicita.com
La Mia
Felicita
MVQ Meeting Minutes September 16, 2010
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 pm at St. Luke’s (Holy Angels Church) Plaistow NH by president, Beth Wood.
Kathy Pearse spoke about a guild quilt retreat at the Franciscan Center in Kennebunkport. Nov. 11-14. There are currently 12 peo-
ple signed up and there are a total of 20 places available. She also presented information on an AAA sponsored trip to Lancaster
PA for a quilt show an other excursions from March 16-20 2011. Contact her for more information about either event.
Maggie Judd announced that blocks for the batik block exchange are due at 6:30 pm at the Oct. 21 meeting.
Linda Gueli described the Open Studios Event in Lowell Ma Sept. 25, 26 and invited guild members to attend. For more informa-
tion contact Lowellopenstudios.org.
Lin Caido mentioned that the Lowell Quilt Museum would be having a project Linus day at the museum on Oct. 23.
Pat Lucey reminded everyone who would like a newsletter sent to them via US Mail to send address labels and $10 which
will cover the cost of printing and mailing to her. She also announced that another person was needed to work with Marianne
Nowacki on publicity for the quilt show.
Carol Sullivan spoke about the raffle quilt travel. It has been to Images in Lowell, World Quilt Festival in Manchester and Mann
Orchards in Methuen. Help is need at the Boxford Apple Festival on Sept. 18 and A Quilter’s Gathering in Nashua, Nov. 4-
7. Sign up sheets were circulated. She also mentioned that an open sew would be held on the third Tuesday evening of the month
at the Salem NH library from 6-9. Everyone is welcome.
Vice president Gail D’Arrigo announced that this year’s comfort quilts would be made for Turning Point in Newburyport. This is
a safe haven for battered women and children. Quilts need to be 100 % cotton, machine washable and dryable, twin size of any
design with no embellishments and should not have any writing or label on the back. Donations of new stuffed toys are also wel-
come.
Rosemary Bray, museum liaison, announced that our quilt won 1st place in their guild challenge at Images. The current exhibit
running until Oct. 17 features Broderie Perse. African American quilts will be shown Oct. 21 - Dec 21, with an opening reception
on Oct. 23 at 1:00pm. There will be a fiber trunk show on Nov. 6 at 1:00 and a slide show show Nov. 13 at 1:00. Sept. 25 will be
the text and textile bag sale - $35 to fill a bag. There are also special events on the first Thursday of the month. Check their website
for more information.
Beth announced that there were openings for a Storybook Quilt coordinator and showed one of the books with its quilt. Someone
is also needed to plan and oversee the creation the 2011-2012 raffle quilt. Please speak to Beth if you are interested in either job.
Many finished items were presented at Show and Tell ending with Jan Taylor’s Japanese Puzzle quilt. Terri Gelinas stated that
this pattern would be the class taught by Nancy Halpern at the Oct. 23 workshop.
After the break, Beth announced that a coordinator was also needed for the UFO auction.
Maggie stated that 10 1‖ strips for sashing could also be brought to the block exchange.
It was suggested that members bring stuffed Teddy Bears to be donated to Turning Point to the Dec. meeting.
There are 83 members present this evening and 5 new members. Door prizes were won by new member Joan, Gladys Sirois and
Carol Majahad. The monthly fabric raffle was won by Betty Hill. Tonight’s vendor is Quilt Essentials of Auburn ME and their
raffle donation was won by Marilyn Schweida.
The evening’s speaker was Bonnie McCafferty, who gave a presentation on her techniques of making fantasy fabrics and capturing
sparkly bits and other items under tulle. This was enhanced by the showing of many of her quilts.
Respectfully submitted,
Carol Sullivan
Mystery Quilt news I'm trying a new mystery quilt designer this year- Susan Claire
from New Zealand. I came across her website while "surfing"
one day and loved her designs and the detailed instructions.
This mystery quilt would look great in a variety of colors, par-
ticularly quite strong colors as in the sewing diagrams, but you
are all so good at choosing colors you may have some very
different ideas! This is meant to be a fun project and will run
over six months . The quilt will look fabulous draped over the
couch or on the wall for a little extra decor, or just to use for a
much needed nap!
This is a pieced quilt and although some of the pieces are quite
small, it's manageable for all levels of quilters. When you
choose your fabrics I suggest you choose a main color (4
yards) and find 12 different colors that will contrast with it- fat
quarters are perfect. It would look terrific in hand-dyes, batiks
or of course, stash. I'm planning on a light batik background
with all those yummy batik fats I can't resist buying. The name
of the pattern is Starburst but that's the only hint as to the de-
sign. The overall size is 60" square with no border- easy to add
one if you need a larger size.
Check the website for monthly directions- they'll be posted on
or about the first of the month. First one is already posted.
There is a password which will be announced at the next meet-
ing or email Cathy ([email protected]) or me
([email protected]) if you can't wait. The directions in-
clude pictures of each step so should be simple to follow....I
hope!
This is my favorite pattern so far- can't
wait to see what you all will do! Carol
Scrap Bee
The Batik Scrap Bee will be exchanged at
6:30 PM, just before the October Meet-
ing. Please bring your blocks by 6:30
PM. If you are exchanging 1" strips, don't
forget to bring those along as well. Please
police yourself and only bring blocks that
measure 8 1/2" square, and are made of ba-
tiks only. Thank you in advance for your
cooperation! Looking forward to seeing
many beautiful blocks! Any questions, let
me know. Maggie Judd
A little scrap for recollection’s sake”
Quilts from the Concord Museum A New Exhibition at the Concord Museum
Friday, October 8, 2010 through Sunday, March 27, 2011
Concord, MA/ Quilts have about them an aura of virtue. The
virtues they are composed of — comfort, thrift, good cheer and
community — form the dialogue for this new exhibition of a
dozen quilts from the Concord Museum’s collection, together
with two from Louisa May Alcott’s Orchard House.
Whether it is a small, well-used cradle quilt passed down in the
family of a patriot of the American Revolution or a large quilt
commemorating the 1975 Bicentennial of that war, each quilt has
a story to tell about the makers, the communities they lived in,
and the era in which the quilt was made. Rarely exhibited, the
quilts on view range from child size to full size, and include bold
geometrics, traditional patchwork, signature quilts and crazy
quilts, most dating from the second half of the nineteenth century.
Also included in the exhibition are quilt tops, squares and sewing
tools.
Of special interest are:
A signature quilt made for Rebecca Brooks and Joseph Allen
Smith on the occasion of their Concord wedding in 1849, made
up of 96 squares signed by friends and family, each ―a little scrap
for recollection’s sake.‖ Like most of the quilts at the Concord
Museum, this quilt was passed down in the family and in the
1960s—an era of renewed interest in quilting and women’s
work—was donated to the Concord Museum.
A quilt from the collection of Louisa May Alcott’s Orchard
House, attributed to Abigail (Abba) May Alcott, mother of the
famed author of Little Women
A quilt featuring an early example of the ―Pieced Pineapple‖ pat-
tern in vivid colors of ―turkey red,‖ ―cheddar‖ and ―poison
green‖
A friendship quilt made for Margaret Wyer Locke that is the ear-
liest-known example to date constructed using quilt-as-you-go
techniques
A crazy quilt celebrating the work of 19th-century children’s book
illustrator Randolph Caldecott
The newest quilt in the exhibition was made in 1975 by the Con-
cord Women’s Club in honor of the Bicentennial of April 19,
1775 and features 63 squares worked by 50 Concordians over
3,000 hours.
Next Meeting: October 21st Holy Angels Hall, Plaistow.
Nancy Halpern “Northern Comfort”
Check List:
Name Tag
Show and Tell
$ for raffle
Refreshments [if it
is your turn!]
$ for membership
Refreshments: O thru Z
MVQ is Good
Going on Publicity
Facebook! For our
Show!
October 21st Vendor The Sewing Diva, Quilt and Gift Shop, 106 Manning Street, Derry NH 03038 Christine Arlit